Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - AutoMotorSport 2020

Winter

2020

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Test Vehicle

BMW 3

Tested tyres

10

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Very good

£143

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

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98H · £164 98V · £143

Wet9,5

Dry8,5

Snow9,2

Rolling resistance10

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#2/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

2

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Very good

£127

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

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98V · £128

Wet7,0

Dry7,3

Snow9,9

Rolling resistance10

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#7/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Circle Cornering#1/10

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Very good

Wet8,3

Dry8,6

Snow7,9

Rolling resistance6

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Steering Reaction#9/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Handling Measured#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Handling#5/10

4

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Very good

Wet8,2

Dry8,7

Snow6,9

Rolling resistance9

Noise9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Handling Measured#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Ride Comfort#3/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

5

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Good

Wet7,6

Dry7,8

Snow8,4

Rolling resistance8

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Lane Change#4/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Snow

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Handling Measured#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Snow Braking#3/10

Snow Circle Cornering#3/10

6

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Good

£254

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

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98H · £254 98V

Wet6,4

Dry8,1

Snow6,3

Rolling resistance10

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

Snow Traction#9/10

7

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: Satisfactory

£101

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

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98V · £101 98V

Wet6,1

Dry7,8

Snow6,9

Rolling resistance7

Noise7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Handling Measured#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Steering Reaction#1/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/10

Ride Comfort#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Snow

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#7/10

8

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet7,1

Dry7,7

Snow6,2

Rolling resistance6

Noise7

Wet

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Steering Reaction#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#3/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

Snow Handling#9/10

Snow Handling Measured#9/10

9

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory

£130

0 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet7,2

Dry7,1

Snow6,2

Rolling resistance6

Noise9

Wet

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Handling Measured#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Steering Reaction#2/10

Dry Handling Measured#3/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Circle Cornering#8/10

Snow Handling#9/10

Snow Handling Measured#9/10

10

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Satisfactory

£104

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

98T · £174 98V 98V +1

Wet7,1

Dry6,9

Snow6,7

Rolling resistance5

Noise8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#5/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Lane Change#10/10

Dry Steering Reaction#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Ride Comfort#6/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/10

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/10

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling#5/10

Snow Handling Measured#5/10

Snow Traction#9/10

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£173 98 H +1 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£125 94 H +5 More
3	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 91%	91%	Premium	£250 94 H +5 More
4	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium
5	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£209 94 H +7 More
6	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£156 94 H +4 More
7	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£138 94 H +2 More

9	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£119 94 H +2 More
10	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£113 94 H +1 More
11	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£154 94 H +6 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
13	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium	£182 94 H +2 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£138 94 H +8 More
15	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£143 94 H +5 More
16	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£93 98 H +1 More

17	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£97 98 H +1 More
18	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
19	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£99 94 H +2 More
20	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
21	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
22	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
23	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£107 98 V

25	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
27	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£109 94 H +7 More
28	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£90 98 V +1 More
29	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget
30	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	£144 94 H +1 More
31	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£99 98 V

33	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£105 98 H +1 More
34	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
35	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
36	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
37	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£124 94 H +7 More
38	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
39	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
40	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget

41	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
42	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
43	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
44	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
45	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

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